课程基本信息（Course Information）

课程代码

（Course Code）

*学时

（Credit Hours）

48

*学分 （Credits）

3

*课程名称 （Course Name）

（中文）能源电化学基础

（英文）Fundamentals of Energy Electrochemistry

课程性质  (Course Type)

专业课 Specialized Course

授课语言 (Language of

Instruction)

英文 English

*开课院系（School）

中英国际低碳学院 China-UK Low Carbon College

先修课程 （Prerequisite）

授课教师（Teacher）

周叶 (Ye Zhou)

课程网址(Course

Webpage)

*课程简介

本课程是一门面向研究生的专业基础课，主要介绍与能源存储与转化相关的电化学过程的基本概念与原理。

课程旨在培养学生对电化学过程的基本认识，提升其分析电化学体系、典型现象及特征曲线的能力，为深入理解电化学在能源领域的应用奠定坚实的理论基础。课程内容包括电化学基础理论的系统讲解，涵盖电化学相关的基本概念、电化学反应的热力学、电极过程与动力学、液相中的传质过程、电化学分析方法等。同时，课程还将介绍电化学在能源技术中的应用基础，如电池储能、清洁燃料制备、电解与电合成等关键技术。

* Description

This course is a graduate-level core course that introduces the fundamental concepts and principles of electrochemical processes related to energy storage and conversion.

It  aims  to  cultivate  students ’  foundational  understanding   of  electrochemical phenomena  and  to  enhance  their  ability  to  analyze  electrochemical   systems, behaviors, and characteristic curves. The course provides a solid theoretical basis for  further  exploration  of  electrochemical   technologies  in  the  energy  field. The  course  covers  a  systematic  introduction  to  electrochemical  fundamentals, including  basic  concepts,  the  thermodynamics  of  electrochemical   reactions, electrode   processes    and    kinetics,   mass    transport    in   liquid    phases,    and electrochemical  analysis  methods.   In  addition,  it  introduces  the   fundamental principles  behind  electrochemical  applications  in  energy  technologies,  such  as battery energy storage, clean fuel production, and electrolysis and electrosynthesis.

课程教学大纲（Course Syllabus）

*学习目标(Learning

Outcomes)

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1)   define basic electrochemical concepts

2)   describe the electrode process and the electrode/electrolyte interfacial structure

3)   understand the electron-transfer kinetics and mass transport

4)   apply the Nernst equation to different electrochemical systems

5)   explain the origin of overpotential and the relationship between current and potential/the Tafel equation

6)   predict the potential electrochemical reactions  for a practical electrochemical system

7)   describe the various applications of electrochemistry and explain their basic working principles

*教学内容、进度

安排及要求

(Class Schedule

& Requirements)

Chapter

Course Content

Credit hours

Chapter 1

Review of

electrochemistry

Course introduction and review of electrochemical fundamentals

3

Chapter 2

Electrochemical thermodynamics

Origin of electrode potential,

Equilibrium electrode potential,

Standard reduction potential, and its physical interpretation

7

Chapter 3

Electrode/electrolyte

interface structure

and properties

Electric double layer at the

electrode/electrolyte interface, Faradaic/non-faradaic electrode process

5

Chapter 4

Basics of electrode

process

Polarization, Overpotential, Electrode reaction process

6

Chapter 5

Electrode kinetics

Butler-Volmer model of electrode kinetics, Potential step/sweep

methods, and i-V characteristics

9

Chapter 6

Mass transfer

Mass transfer effect (diffusion, migration, and convection)

4

Chapter 7

Applications of electrochemistry

Applications of electrochemistry in battery technologies, clean fuel

production, industrial electrolysis & synthesis, etc.

8

Assessment

Project (oral presentation) & Final exam

6

*考核方式(Grading)

Class Participation: 20%

Final Exam: 55%

Projects: 25%